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Srividya Kannan
Founder & Director , Avaali Solutions Pvt Ltd
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perspective and the rest in more balanced instruments ,” she says . “ Over the long term , it has given me decent returns .”
Power point : When your world has gone into a spin , you need stability to restore your perspective . Work towards stability even if that means a slightly longer waiting period . Srividya , for instance , chooses to keep Avaali growing out of her own funds , opting to grow at a slow but steady pace .
Strike a balance
Dealing with a rough spot or a tragedy does not mean suppressing your stress under hard work and career goals all day . It is important to seek joy in all that life has to offer . Radhika , who spends long durations aboard a ship , had to walk a tightrope after her son was born . Instead of being overwhelmed , she found a middle ground . “ Shipping Corporation of India , my employer ,
assigned me on a passenger ship that was plying between Kochi and Lakshadweep . After three days of sailing , we would be in Kochi for two days .” She was given this assignment on an on / off basis until her son was four or five years old . While her family is often allowed to accompany her on board , her mother-in-law takes care of her son when she is away , and Radhika makes sure she is home for her son ’ s exams and family vacations .
Power point : Women pursuing their careers in full earnest are often ensnared by guilt . The trick , Srividya believes , lies in spending quality time with your loved ones whenever you can : “ I ’ d rather outsource the cleaning tasks at home and sit with my daughter when she is studying , while I read a book . Even if we are both engaged in our own activities , the sheer presence of each other gives us peace and calm .”
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Srividya has two decades of experience across diverse functions and extensive experience in creating and managing high-performance teams working in large matrix organisations such as Wipro , Oracle , and SAP . From finance , sales , innovation and partner ecosystem to user groups , training , development and business operations , she has a well-rounded experience in managing multiple divisions .
Since the early days in her career , she has refrained from taking something big and making it bigger . Instead , she has always focused more on responsibilities and projects where she can either turn around a dysfunctional or loss-making venture , or set up from scratch something entirely innovative .
Srividya founded Avaali Solutions in January 2013 . Avaali is a niche consulting and technology services company in the information management space , and works with large enterprises to help them innovate and deliver agile processes and increase governance and compliance with information management solutions . Headquartered in Bangalore , Avaali has subsidiaries in the UAE and Singapore .
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